Upcoming Colloquium
Opportunities for CSU Students to Work at CERN with NSF IRES Grant
Dr. Yongsheng Gao, CSU Fresno
September 16, 2019
11:15am in PH1-223
Refreshments in HSCI-224 from 10:45-11:05am
The ATLAS (A Toroidal LHC ApparatuS) experiment of the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) in Geneva, Switzerland discovered the Higgs boson ("God" particle) in 2012. ATLAS will remain a leading player in the post-Higgs era until at least 2030, possibly much longer. I will talk about opportunities for CSU students to work at CERN during upcoming summers with the CSU ATLAS group and support from a NSF International Research Experience for Students (IRES) grant. Over 90 students from 11 CSU campuses have worked at CERN on ATLAS research since 2008. ATLAS/CERN working experience prepares CSU students for their personal and professional success in an increasingly competitive, global, and multi-cultural society.
The Colloquium is a unique opportunity for students to learn about new developments in physics and what physicists do after they graduate. Hosted by the Department of Physics and Astronomy at California State University Long Beach, the weekly meetings invite guests from universities, research laboratories, and industry to present and discuss current topics in physics. All students are encouraged to attend for a well-rounded experience and training in physics.
Schedule
The Fall 2019 colloquia will start on September 9 and end on December 9.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| September 23, 2019 | The Explosive Astrophysics of Gravitational Waves | Dr. Jonah Kanner, CalTech |
| September 30, 2019 | TBA | Dr. Pankaj Jha, CalTech |
| October 7, 2019 | TBA | Dr. Dave Hsieh, CalTech |
| October 14, 2019 | TBA | Dr. Igor Barsukov, UC Riverside |
| October 21, 2019 | TBA | Dr. Veronica Dexheimer, Kent State |
| October 28, 2019 | TBA | Dr. John Baez, UC Riverside |
| November 4, 2019 | TBA | Dr. Igor Beloborodov, CSU Northridge |
Previous Colloquia
The following are Colloquia from this semester. The Colloquium Archive has the Colloquia from previous semesters.
| Date | Title | Speaker and Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| September 9, 2019 | Meet and Mix | Faculty and Staff, CSU Long Beach |
Sponsors
We acknowledge with gratitude donations and support from the following present sponsors:
- H.E. and H.B. Miller and Family Endowment
- Benjamin Carter
- American Physical Society
- Anonymous
We also acknowledge with gratitude our past donors: The Forty-Niner Shops, Inc., The Northrop Grumman Foundation, Sandra Dana, Anonymous.
If you wish to support the Colloquium, please contact the colloquium coordinator or the department chair. Thank you!